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Georgia Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 7, 2022

2,201 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $162.29/cwt +6.32 vs last sale · ≈ $691/hd at 426 lb · 79 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $156.55/cwt -0.83 vs last sale · ≈ $736/hd at 470 lb · 76 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $155.39/cwt +1.33 vs last sale · ≈ $820/hd at 528 lb · 63 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,201 2,492 2,943
Feeder cattle 1,740 1,920 2,251
Slaughter cattle 308 453 419
Replacement cattle 153 119 273

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle auctions at Ashburn (1066), Athens (428), Donalsonville (319), Jackson (424), Moultrie (174) and Washington (214). Compared to last week: Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder classes steady to 4.00 higher. Replacement cows mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–295 282 3 200.00–208.00 $204.21 $576 —
305–345 328 11 200.00–213.00 $207.84 $682 -6.06
352–390 369 22 195.00–213.00 $204.01 $753 +0.46
375 value added 375 14 213.00 $213.00 $799 —
405 value added 405 1 207.00 $207.00 $838 —
402–445 428 51 190.00–200.00 $195.87 $838 +2.34
455–490 469 57 180.00–193.50 $191.00 $896 +4.16
505–544 527 44 170.00–185.00 $178.48 $941 +3.67
553–591 561 28 164.00–180.00 $175.59 $985 +6.82
605–634 632 34 160.00–167.50 $166.22 $1,051 +6.22
650–690 672 3 150.00–156.00 $153.28 $1,030 —
703–725 710 3 153.00–155.00 $154.32 $1,096 —
760–780 767 3 140.00–150.00 $143.97 $1,104 -4.03
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 200.00 $200.00 $510 —
310–345 328 6 190.00–198.00 $195.53 $641 +3.53
355–390 382 11 187.00–200.00 $193.91 $741 —
405–420 410 4 182.00–188.00 $185.96 $762 -1.39
451–493 479 27 170.00–182.00 $174.58 $836 +1.12
500–545 526 21 160.00–175.00 $169.78 $893 +6.52
555–598 578 21 158.00–170.00 $164.63 $952 +5.92
600–645 618 30 150.00–159.50 $154.96 $958 -1.33
655–670 663 5 140.00–150.00 $147.23 $976 -2.98
705–745 726 4 130.00–146.00 $140.40 $1,019 -1.29
760–795 777 3 136.00–138.00 $137.35 $1,067 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 190.00 $190.00 $551 -12.14
360–390 376 8 178.00–187.50 $184.57 $694 +10.23
430–445 438 7 168.00–177.00 $172.57 $756 +5.35
450–496 481 14 160.00–169.00 $164.20 $790 +5.94
505–540 520 11 150.00–166.00 $159.79 $831 +7.51
555–593 577 20 147.50–158.00 $153.58 $886 +5.99
605–645 632 6 139.00–148.00 $141.45 $894 +3.73
655–675 665 2 137.00–145.00 $140.94 $937 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
298 298 4 168.00 $168.00 $501 +3.16
320–349 337 17 157.00–175.00 $165.93 $559 +3.32
360–390 377 34 162.00–177.50 $167.07 $630 +2.49
386 value added 386 5 173.00 $173.00 $668 —
400–440 426 79 150.00–166.00 $162.29 $691 +6.32
450–499 470 76 150.00–162.50 $156.55 $736 -0.83
505–547 528 63 151.00–160.50 $155.39 $820 +1.33
550–599 579 30 140.00–154.00 $148.94 $862 +4.92
601–640 609 17 140.00–153.00 $147.91 $901 +10.46
655–695 672 6 130.00–140.00 $135.99 $914 +1.90
705–735 720 2 134.00–140.00 $136.94 $986 +8.99
790 790 1 132.50 $132.50 $1,047 +8.85
860 860 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,032 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–275 273 2 162.00–162.50 $162.25 $443 +9.02
305–345 325 25 152.00–175.00 $159.67 $519 —
350–394 373 20 151.00–165.00 $156.99 $586 -1.53
400–447 429 22 140.00–158.00 $151.20 $649 -5.34
455–495 482 38 140.00–159.00 $147.76 $712 -0.86
510–545 528 29 140.00–150.00 $146.55 $774 +2.69
580–595 588 6 139.00–145.00 $141.18 $830 +4.93
605–645 628 9 133.00–140.00 $136.87 $860 +0.20
665–690 679 4 134.00–135.00 $134.76 $915 +1.48
715–730 723 2 128.00–130.00 $128.99 $933 +3.99
780 780 1 113.00 $113.00 $881 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–290 281 4 150.00–170.00 $161.47 $454 -5.92
305–345 326 7 140.00–165.00 $152.98 $499 -4.86
355–398 378 5 140.00–150.00 $146.88 $555 -1.64
440 440 1 145.00 $145.00 $638 +1.59
450–490 466 5 140.00–144.00 $141.55 $660 +3.79
540 540 2 135.00 $135.00 $729 +6.16
551–595 564 10 128.00–140.00 $131.69 $743 +0.83
625–645 637 3 127.00–130.00 $128.68 $820 +6.13
680 680 1 125.00 $125.00 $850 —
740 740 1 120.00 $120.00 $888 +3.05
785 785 1 117.00 $117.00 $918 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 3 210.00–220.00 $216.67 $607 +11.67
305–340 327 9 200.00–210.00 $205.99 $674 +1.72
335 value added 335 1 215.00 $215.00 $720 —
350 value added 350 1 210.00 $210.00 $735 —
355–380 366 8 195.00–207.50 $202.90 $743 +9.93
400–440 419 11 172.00–196.00 $188.22 $789 +3.73
450–495 474 5 170.00–178.00 $172.91 $820 -2.09
505–542 527 25 160.00–170.00 $164.96 $869 -0.90
560–590 576 9 144.00–165.00 $154.35 $889 -7.77
601–606 605 11 142.00–153.00 $148.37 $898 -2.45
655–680 668 3 136.00–147.00 $139.93 $935 -8.04
745 745 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,043 —
755 755 1 138.00 $138.00 $1,042 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 195.00 $195.00 $419 —
265–275 270 2 187.00–190.00 $188.53 $509 —
340 340 1 187.00 $187.00 $636 -0.42
355–398 376 12 182.50–195.00 $188.50 $709 +10.47
405–430 422 9 167.00–180.00 $171.70 $725 -1.92
452–495 470 12 145.00–175.00 $164.68 $774 -0.89
505–545 527 16 140.00–159.00 $151.99 $801 -4.97
560–590 576 5 140.00–150.00 $146.55 $844 -9.31
610–643 635 9 136.00–150.00 $140.84 $894 +0.59
690 690 1 140.00 $140.00 $966 +2.51
745 745 1 130.00 $130.00 $968 ±0.00
775–790 785 3 120.00–129.00 $126.04 $989 -1.44
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 190.00 $190.00 $446 —
290 290 1 187.00 $187.00 $542 +3.48
320–340 327 7 170.00–177.00 $174.41 $570 -3.06
360–390 374 5 156.00–172.00 $167.47 $626 -2.91
405–447 436 12 142.00–167.50 $149.47 $652 -8.21
451–490 472 12 138.00–160.00 $151.78 $716 -0.97
520–545 539 8 139.00–147.50 $141.04 $760 -3.87
555–595 579 10 130.00–140.00 $136.35 $789 -2.12
625–645 639 5 126.00–135.00 $132.23 $845 +2.68
655–680 663 5 120.00–132.50 $126.00 $835 -4.00
740–745 742 3 122.50–125.00 $124.16 $921 +4.18
750–790 770 2 110.00–111.00 $110.51 $851 -0.49

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
845–1750 1171 80-85% 31 72.00–82.00 $78.22 $916 +0.95
905–1605 1184 80-85% 41 72.00–91.00 $84.27 $998 +7.00
1010–1595 1228 80-85% 28 86.00–100.00 $93.76 $1,151 +9.38
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
830–1045 944 85-90% 9 78.00–88.00 $80.48 $760 —
720–1510 1008 85-90% 35 60.00–69.00 $64.29 $648 -14.23
740–1310 1016 85-90% 45 67.00–77.00 $72.56 $737 -5.96
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1380–1540 1458 75-80% 3 90.00–95.00 $92.71 $1,352 —
1340–1625 1503 75-80% 3 77.00–81.00 $78.78 $1,184 —
1370–1740 1509 75-80% 9 79.00–92.00 $85.74 $1,294 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1190–1750 1484 8 91.00–103.00 $98.45 $1,461 —
1285–2140 1684 13 99.00–109.00 $105.54 $1,777 -8.44

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
825–1025 925 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 800.00–900.00 $855.41
955–1055 1005 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 880.00–960.00 $921.99
915–1200 1013 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 9 810.00–960.00 $897.36
960–1070 1032 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 825.00–950.00 $902.63
925–1255 1094 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 810.00–955.00 $894.22
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
950–1295 1117 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 820.00–1,025.00 $955.45
1060–1250 1161 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 8 1,000.00–1,250.00 $1,116.56
1100–1340 1204 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 1,010.00–1,210.00 $1,116.45
1245–1310 1278 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,165.00–1,200.00 $1,182.05
Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
790–885 831 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 700.00–860.00 $815.31
865 865 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 720.00 $720.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
800–1045 940 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 71.00–79.00 $74.66 $702
1145–1435 1290 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 65.00–81.00 $73.90 $953
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1050–1200 1139 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 77.00–80.00 $78.22 $891

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1000 1000 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,025.00 $1,025.00 —
1005–1085 1038 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 6 900.00–950.00 $930.39 +61.03
1015–1080 1053 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 6 1,000.00–1,070.00 $1,036.77 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
950–1265 1157 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 650.00–1,350.00 $1,067.22 -72.78
1560 1560 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,260.00 $1,260.00 —
Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
800 800 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 800.00 $800.00 —

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.